Historical Events In December - 17
Sunday, 28 May 2023
1833 On this day in history james Thadeus Holtzclaw, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1893
1833 On December - 17 kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel of Bathe, murdered at 21
1835 On December - 17 alexander E Agassiz, US, businessman/biologist/geology
1838 On December - 17 berthold Tours, composer
1840 Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer on this day in history.
1842 Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician (continous groups) on December - 17.
1843 A Christmas Carol', by Charles Dickens, is published on December - 17.
1843 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is first published on this day in history.
1848 On this day in history frederick Grant Gleason, composer
1852 The first Hawaiian cavalry organized on December - 17.
1852 1st Hawaiian cavalry organized on December - 17.
1853 On December - 17 herbert Beerbohm Tree, England, actor/theater manager (Trilby)
1860 Anaheim Township created in Los Angeles County on December - 17.
1861 Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer on this day in history.
1862 General US Grant issues order #11, expelling Jews from Tennessee on December - 17.
1862 Gen US Grant issues order #11, expelling Jews from Tennessee on December - 17.
1863 On this day in history ion Vidu, composer
1864 John Felix August Korling, composer on December - 17.
1865 Franz Schubert's "Unvolendete" Symphony," premieres on this day in history.
1869 On this day in history nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer
1870 On December - 17 giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante, composer, dies at 75
1873 Ford Madox Ford, England, novelist/editor (Inheritors) on December - 17.
1874 On this day in history william Lyon Mackenzie King, (L), 10th Canadian PM (1921-30, 1935-48)
1875 On December - 17 violent bread riots in Montreal
1881 Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer (great S Afr all-rounder early 20th cent) on December - 17.
1881 On December - 17 lewis H Morgan, US ethnologist (Iroquois-indians), dies at 62
1885 On December - 17 france declares Madagascar a protectorate
1887 Georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris on December - 17.
1891 On this day in history robertson Hare, London England, actor (Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge)
1891 On December - 17 msiri, king of Garanganja (Katanga), dies in battle
1892 Tsjaikovski's ballet "Casse-noisette," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.
1893 On this day in history russia ratifies Duple Alliance with France
1893 On this day in history erwin Piscator, German stage director (Der Stellvertreter)
1893 On this day in history levinus T Keuchenius, Dutch min of Colonies (1888-90), dies at 71
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